Which to use
“open” and “vera” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,607
- “open” frequency rank
- #8,302
- “vera” frequency rank
- 10909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | open | vera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas ist nicht geschlossen | wahr, regelrecht |
Letter map: open vs vera
Shared letters muted; letters that set open and vera apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. open (VCVC) and vera (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - open / vera
open and vera are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
open is recorded at frequency rank #2,607, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. vera is at rank #8,302, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10909, this pair ranks #1,972,682 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of open vs vera
Shared letters: e. Private to "open": nop. Private to "vera": arv.
"open" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "vera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "open" and "vera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "open" or "vera" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "open" vs "vera" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "open" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,682 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "open" and "vera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs vera". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,972,682 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.